EnlightenNext magazine earns top honors

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Lenox, MA -- EnlightenNext, a leading non-profit forum for spiritual inquiry, was awarded top honors by the 2009 Folio Awards, the largest competition in magazine publishing. The niche publisher took home a Gold Eddie for best spiritual article and a Bronze Ozzie for best new magazine design. Dubbed by devoted readers "the Wired magazine of the spiritual world," EnlightenNext is a non-profit international quarterly that identifies as evolutionaries those who represent the most significant … [Read more...]

Tributes to Gary & Insiah Beckman

Thanks, Gary and Insiah, for your support and love over the last 16 years. You have been instrumental in helping me build my career, as well as an inspiration to the metaphysical community. Blessings as your journey continues. - Kathryn Harwig. Visit www.harwig.com or call 763.656.7204. Two bold leaders, Gary and Insiah,who with a vision for something that had never been done, took spirituality to a new dimension. Pioneers with dedication for serving the metro area and beyond, maintained the … [Read more...]

Thanks to All during this Wonderful Journey

On the path of love, friend and stranger are one and the same. Whatever pearl you seek, look for the pearl within the pearl. - Rumi The time for change is upon us and with love and gratitude we hand over the reins of Edge Life magazine to Tim Miejan, our editor, and Cathy (Shaffer) Jacobson, our sales manager. They will both do an excellent job in many innovative ways to bring to all our readers excellent choices in their spiritual journeys. This has been a wonderful, … [Read more...]

Edge Life Magazine Sold to Editor, Sales Manager

For the past 16 years Gary Beckman has published Edge Life magazine, originally known as The Edge newspaper, providing the Twin Cities and the Upper Midwest with information, insight and wisdom in the realm of metaphysics, complementary healing, spirituality and holistic living. This February edition, issue No. 196, is his last as publisher. The magazine and its website was sold effective February 1 to Tim Miejan, managing editor, and Cathy Jacobsen, sales manager. They will relaunch the … [Read more...]

Farewell, My Friends, Farewell

Oh! My! It all started in December 1990 to create a newspaper that will share information, conscious thoughts and beliefs that have created the human race. I believe this was accomplished with input from thousands of writers, advertisers and readers - and printing, distribution, sales and accounting people. We Did It! However, In a mere 11 months we are caught in the nastiest business downcycle in 75 years. Our present business plan would not work any longer. Thus, we sold the Edge Life … [Read more...]

The New Edge Magazine: Flowing in the Soulstream that is Now

In today's sharp sparkle, this winter air, anything can be made, any sentence begun. On the brink, on the brim, on the cusp - praise song for walking forward in that light.- Inaugural Poem, Jan. 20, 2009This is a most unique moment in the history of humanity, for we are on the precipice - on the edge, if you will - between an age led by personality and ego and an age led by soul, as we have seen with the naming of our new president. There is no turning back, for the energies are set in motion … [Read more...]

The Edge Newspaper / Edge Life Magazine: A Timeline

1992The Edge Newspaper debuts in the Upper Midwest as a bimonthly in August/September 1992. For astrologers, its actual creation was two months earlier, on June 9, 1992 at 3:40 p.m. CST in St. Paul, Minn. The Edge's parent company, Leap Publications, was created earlier that day, at 11:15 a.m. The newspaper is co-founded by Gary Beckman and Lyn LaFroth, currently co-publisher of Essential Wellness newspaper.1993The Edge becomes a monthly newspaper. The first monthly edition debuts in … [Read more...]

News from the Edge

INTERSPIRITUAL PRAYER EVENT - A day of "Interspiritual Prayer for Peace and Fulfillment" featuring six faith traditions will take place on Saturday, Jan. 10, in Stillwater, Minn. The full-day workshop will be hosted at Arcola Mills by Nona Trealoff Bock, a mental health practitioner who recently completed training as a Spiritual Director at the Claritas Institute for Interspiritual Inquiry. Workshop leaders will present faith practices of Christianity, Judaic Mysticism (Kabbalah), … [Read more...]

Jeanette Schoenlaub-Jackson (1955-2008)

Jeanette Schoenlaub-Jackson, 53, who managed sales for the Kansas City edition of The Edge from 1996-1999 and published Kansas City Wellness magazine since then, passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at a Kansas City, Mo., hospital. Jeanette was publisher/owner of Health Point Publications and served the Kansas City metro area by providing information on complementary & alternative medicine, natural healthcare, organic food/nutrition and spiritual and mental wellness. Edge Life Editor … [Read more...]